Harold Wilson's famous reference to 'white heat' captured the optimistic spirit of a society in the midst of breathtaking change. From the gaudy pleasures of Swinging London to the tragic bloodshed in Northern Ireland, from the intrigues of Westminster to the drama of the World Cup, British life seemed to have taken on a dramatic new momentum.
The memories, images and colourful personalities of those heady times still resonate today: mop-tops and mini-skirts, strikes and demonstrations, Carnaby Street and Kings Road, Harold Wilson and Edward Heath, Mary Quant and Jean Shrimpton, Enoch Powell and Mary Whitehouse, Marianne Faithfull and Mick Jagger.
In this wonderfully rich and readable historical narrative, Dominic Sandbrook looks behind the myths of the Swinging Sixties to unearth the contradictions of a society caught between optimism and decline.
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- Authors:
- Sandbrook, Dominic
- Year Published:
- 2007
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- Illustrations Note:
- Section: 24, b/w
- ISBN:
- 9780349118208
- Number of Pages:
- 976
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Publication Date:
- 11/10/2007
- Publisher:
- Little, Brown Book Group
- SKU:
- 9780349118208